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Mayo Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony, has said a new Government website will help businesses to cut costs and create jobs by reducing the burden of red tape. The website, businessregulation.ie, has been launched by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, as part of the Action Plan for Jobs.

Speaking at the Small Firms Association Better Business Show held in Breaffy House last night (Thursday), Minister for Small Business, John Perry TD stated:

Fine Gael TD John O’Mahony, for Mayo has said that the Credit Guarantee Bill 2012, which has been published by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, will make it easier for small and medium businesses in Mayo to access credit and create jobs.

A new structured mentoring initiative where the expertise of leading business figures in Galway will be shared with small businesses was launched last Friday in Ballybane Enterprise Centre. Over 40 senior figures from the city’s business and commercial sector gathered for a briefing breakfast to launch SCCUL Mentors- a mentoring programme which will provide pro bono (free) access to business expertise and wisdom. The mentoring programme will be coordinated by SCCUL Enterprises and advice will provided in the key areas of Business planning, Finance, Sales, IT, Marketing & PR, Training and Development , HR Quality, and Research & Development

Local businesses have been invited to a free seminar outlining methods of generating publicity through social media and emerging technologies.

If Ireland is looking for a demonstration of phenomenal growth and positivity it doesn’t have to look much further than the Twitter group known as #SMEcommunity. On Friday January 27 at 11am, the County Arms Hotel in Birr, Co Offaly is hosting a free, offline event for members of #SMEcommunity. The first of its kind in Ireland, there will be representatives from the 32 counties.

Government funding announced for county enterprise boards across the country will see the creation of five new jobs in County Mayo.

Lack of access to overdraft facilities or bank loans is continuing to have a serious effect on trading and business for Kilkenny’s small business community, according to the County Enterprise Board (CEB).

Getting Irish Business Online (www.gettingbusinessonline.ie) is a partnership between Google, Blacknight Internet Solutions, An Post and the County and City Enterprise Boards and is targeting the 40 per cent of Irish SMEs including sole traders that do not have a website or an online presence. The campaign is calling on all businesses that do not have a website to log on to www.gettingbusinessonline.ie where they can create their business website for free.

Local companies Éire Composites Teo, Ri Na Mara, JFC, and EasyFix have been recognised as InterTradeIreland Business Ambassadors for Galway.